Book-holder.



A. F. 170M, JR.

' BOOK HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS msumcmn n c UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ALBERT FRANCIS STONE, .13., F CALLAHAN, CALIFORNIA.

BOOK-HOLDER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT FnANoIs STONE, J12, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Qallahan, in the county of Siskiyou and Stateof California, have invented a new and Improved Book-Holder, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improved holder for magazines and other books and isdesigned to hold the book open at the desired point and support the bookat each side, the side or cover supports being adjustable to support thebook when fully open, hold the book i' closed, and support the separatedportions of view of the holder partly in central vertical section, asapplied to a magazine, showing the position of the parts of the holderin full lines when the magazine is closed and in dotted outline when inan operative and intermediate position; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rearview of the holder in perspective and in cross-section.

The holder as preferably constructed embodies a spring clip or grippingdevice 5 in the form of a relatively long trough-like member of sheetmetal to bind on the bound edge of the magazine or other book, the freeedges of the clip being pressed slightly inwardly, as shown in Fig. 3,in order to afford a firm grip on the book along these lines. Thecorners of the clip are turned outwardly slightly and rounded asindicated at 5, to prevent them from engaging the book and tearing thecover when the clip is applied and removed. Seated on the rear or bottomwall within the clip is a tube 6, which extends slightly beyond the clipat each end and at the upper end portion is provided with aclose-fitting tubular plug 7, through which passes a sliding rod 8, thelatter being bent upon itself into U-form, with the arm of the rod atthe outside of the clip of substantial length, with the extremity 9 bentoutwardly to prevent it from digging into the book, and the arm of therod within the tube slightly longer than the other arm and provided withSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Apri1'23, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

Serial No. 491,729.

of the rod when moved to the outer dotted position shown in Fig. 2. Theplug 7 is of wood or such other material that will afford the properfrictional contact with the rod, and while admitting of it being easilyslid back and forth with the hand yet prevents it from sliding untilintentionally moved.

A wing 11 to support each side of thebook is preferably constructed ofwire, with the ends of the wire wound about the extended end portions ofthe tube 6 to form hinges, and with the extremities of the wire bentcrosswise of the windings or coils and longitudinally of the .tube, asindicated at .12. These portions 12 of the wire on opposite wingscontact when the wings are fully opened, as shown in Fig. 3, and preventthe further movement of the wings outwardly.

In the application and use of the holder, the clip 5 is passed endwiseover the bound ed e of the book and brought to a substantia ly centralposition, the rod 8 at this time being in the position shown in Fig; 2,and the wings slightly separated to admit of the book easily assingbetween them. In reading the boo or magazine, the latter is separated atthe point desired, moving the wings 11 outwardly on their hinges. Therod 8 is then withdrawn from the tube to the outer dotted position shownin Fig. 2, after which it is reversed or revolved one hundred and eightydegrees and forced downwardly or inwardly between the leaves of the bookat the point selected, as shown in the lower dotted position of Fig. 2and in full lines in Fig. 1. In this position of the rod the twoportions of the book are pressed to the wings and the book may beconveniently held with one hand by gras ing the clip 5, which serves asa handle. T e hinges of the wings on the end portions of the tube aresufficiently still to hold the wings in any position in which the latterare set, as well as to hold the book closed when the parts of the holderare in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book at theoutside, and a member to engage in the angle between the leaves of thebook and hold the book open, slidably carried on the clip.

2. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book at theoutside, wings to support the book at opposite sides, carried by andmovable to and from each other, and a member movably supported on theclip to engage between the leaves of the book and force the separateportions of the book to the wings.

3. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book, wingsto support the book at opposite sides, carried by the clip and movableto and from each other, and a member to engage between the leaves of thebook and force the separated portions of the book to the wings, shdablysupported in the clip.

4. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book, and amember having two approximately parallel arms, with one of the armsslidably supported within the clip and the other arm movable therewithand adapted to pass between the leaves of the book to hold the bookopen.

5. In a book holder, a clip movable edgewise over the bound edge of thebook, a tube within the clip and extending therebeyond at each end,wings to support the book at opposite sides, hinged to the extended endportions of the tube, and a U-shaped rod, with one of the arms of therod slidably su ported in the tube and the other arm of t e rod arrangedat the outside of the clip to engage between the leaves of the book andforce the separated portions thereof to the wings.

6. In a book holder, a clip to bind on the bound edge of the book,having extensions at the ends, Wire wings to support the book atopposite sides, with the ends of the wire of each wing wound about theextensions to form hinges and having the extremities turned crosswise ofthe windings to form a stop in connection with the ends of the wire ofthe opposite wing to limit the separation of the wings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT FRANCIS STONE, J R.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. BAKER, C. G. STRIOKLAND.

